[3][4] Born Philomena Quinn, she has tuberculosis from a young age and grew up in hospitals.
Her song Cross Your Heart came seventh[6] but was a number 1 hit in the Irish charts.
Tina almost represented Ireland at the Eurovision in 1973 as she was flown out to Luxembourg to replace singer Maxi when a dispute about the live arrangement of the song had arisen in rehearsals.
Ultimately, Maxi agreed to perform the preferred arrangement by RTE musical director Colman Pearce and Tina was offered the 1974 contest.
Tina's German-language version of her Eurovision entry Hand auf's Herz is available on the various artists CD 1000 Nadelstiche Vol 8 issued on Bear Family records.